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Student stories
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A quick step into nursing with an online degree: Meet Michelle
As a busy mum and trained dancer, Michelle never dreamed that a different career would be possible. But CDU changed all that. Waltzing through a flexible online nursing degree, she's now dancing to a different tune working as a nurse.
Read moreSai found his second family at CDU
Sai has always put family first, even when it delayed his own career. But when furthering his education saw him make the move to Darwin from India, he found a whole new family while studying Information Technology at CDU.
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Sunny feels the kindness of the CDU community
Growing up watching her Mum teach secondary school English in China, it was only a matter of time before Sunny followed in her mum's footsteps to study teaching at CDU. What she found was more than just a classroom.
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'Filling the gap': Why Muriel chose to study in the NT
Growing up in Katherine, Muriel saw first-hand the unique health challenges faced in the Northern Territory. Ready to embark on a career in the sciences, she chose CDU for the flexibility and focus on important local health needs.
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New horizons at home: Drew is thriving at CDU
After finishing school in Katherine, Drew tossed up whether he should study a teaching degree in Darwin, or head south like some of his peers. After some self-reflection, he decided that staying in the NT could offer many advantages.
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The 72-year-old math lecturer that became a lawyer
After starting her career as a maths teacher, Rosemary Jacob did a complete career 180 in her seventies and took on the challenge of being a lawyer. Motivated to solve the problem of providing affordable legal advice, she set - and achieved - her goal to study law.
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Dania shapes young minds and her own
When Dania Al Abiad obtained her Graduate Diploma in Teaching in 2013, she was delighted to be offered a teaching position straight away in her areas of interest.
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Isabella helps save lives in Africa by studying at CDU
Isabella Garti was a midwifery practitioner and lecturer for more than 12 years in her home country of Ghana. Moving to Charles Darwin University, Darwin has supported her to focus on improving the lives of Ghana’s mums and bubs from across the world.
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"My hopes and dreams": Erika's embracing her interest in business
When Erika Lu moved with her family from the Philippines, she knew there’d be a whole new world of opportunities that would open up. But she didn’t know just how many opportunities studying at CDU would offer her and her family.
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Chao hopes to change lives through IT
An inquisitive mind and deep desire to help others led Chao Liang to Australia to study a postgraduate Information Technology degree with Charles Darwin University. But relocating his life from northern China to Darwin was just the start of Chao’s journey of personal discovery, which would enrich his learning experience as an international student.